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Liberian Legislature to Pass Resolution for War Crimes Court

42 out of 73 members of the House of Representatives have endorsed a resolution for the establishment of a war and economic crimes court to prosecute perpetrators of the country's 14-year civil war.
The action coincides with the visit of the U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice Beth Van Schaack who has been meeting lawmakers, including sponsors of the proposed legislation. The legislation has been forwarded to the Senate for its action. The Speaker of the House of Representatives J. Fonati Koffa has dismissed reports that the court will be sitting in Ghana.

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Liberian Legislature

Members of the Liberian legislature (file photo).

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